CVE-2024-7701 Misuse of SHA256 to create an encryption key
Attackers can brute-force encryption keys due to insufficient computational effort in password hashing, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-7701?
CVE-2024-7701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in percona-toolkit, published on 15 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort vulnerability in percona percona-toolkit allows Encryption Brute Forcing.This issue affects percona-toolkit: 3.6.0.
Weakness: CWE-916
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Percona Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7701?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-7701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in percona-toolkit
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7701, GHSA-r44j-crv5-q35m.